C number of free perfons, including thofe bound to fervice for a term of years; and excluding Indians not taxed.: Three-fifths of all perfons. The actual enumeration fhall be made within three years after the first meeting of the congrefs of the UnitedStates, and within every fubfequent term of ten years, in fuch manner as they shall by law direct. The number of representatives fhall not exceed one for every thirtythousand, but each ftate fhall have at least one reprefentative, and, until fuch enumeration fhall be made, the ftate of Hampshire fhall be entitled to choose three, Maffachusetts eight; Rhode-Ifland and Providence Plantations, one; Connecticut, five; New-York, fix; New-Jersey, four; Pennfylvania, eight; Delaware, one; Maryland, fix; Virginia, ten; North-Carolina, five; South-Carolina, five; and Georgia, three. repre When vacancies happen in the sentation from any ftate, the executive authority thereof fhall iffue writs of election to fill fuch vacancies. Vacancies The house of representatives shall choose Speaker, &c. their speaker and other officers, and fhall have the fole power of impeachment. Impeachment, The Senate. Division into claffes, &c. Vacancies. Senatorial qualifications. The fenate of the United States fhall be composed of two fenators from each state, chofen by the legislature thereof for fix years, and each senator fhall have one vote. Immediately after they fhall be affembled, in confequence of the firft election, they fhall be divided as equally as may be into three claffes; the feats of the fenators of the firft elafs fhall be vacated at the expiration of the fecond year; of the fecond clafs at the expiration of the fourth year; and of the third class at the expiration of the fixth year, fo that one third may be chofen every fecond year; and if vacancies happen by refignation or otherwife, during the redefs of the legiflature, of any state, the executive thereof may make temporary appointments until the next meeting of the legislature, which shall then fill fuch vacancies. " " No perfon fhall be a fenator who shall not have attained to the age of thirty years, and been nine years a citizen of the United-States, and who fhall not, when elected, be an inhabitant of that ftate for which he fhall be chofen. The &c. The vice-prefident of the United-States Vice prefident, fhall be prefident of the fenate, but shall have no vote unless they be equally divided. The fenate fhall choose their other officers, and also a prefident pro tempore in the absence of the vice-prefident, or when he fhall exercise the office or prefident of the United-States. The fenate fhall have the fole power to try all impeachments when fitting for that purpose; they shall be on oath or affirmation. When the prefident of the UnitedStates is tried the chief juftice fhall prefide; and no perfon fhall be convicted without the concurrence of two-thirds of the members prefent. &c. Judgment in cafes of impeachment shall Impeachment, not extend further than to removal from office and difqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honour, truft, or profit, under the United-States but the party convicted, fhall, nevertheless, be liable and fubje&t to indictment, trial, judgment, and punishment, according to law. Sec. 4. The times, places, and man- Sec. 4. Elections. Congress. Sec. 5. &c. ner of holding elections for fenators and representatives fhall be prescribed in each ftate by the legislature thereof; but the congrefs may, at any time, by law make or alter fuch regulations, except as to the places of choofing fenators. The congress fhall affemble at least once in every year; and fuch meeting shall be on the first Monday in December, unless they fhall by law appoint a different day. Sec. 5. Each house fhall be the judge judge of their of the elections, returns, and qualifications own election, of its own members, and a majority of each shall conflitute a quorum to do business; but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day, and may be authorized to Adjournment, compel the attendance of abfent members in fuch manner, and under fuch penalties. as each house may provide. &c. Rules, &c. Journal, &c. Each house may determine the rules of its proceedings, punifh its members for diforderly behaviour and with the concurrence of two-thirds expel a member. Each house shall keep a journal of its proceedings and from time to time publish the fame, excepting fuch parts as may in their judgment require fecrecy, and the of the members of either yeas and nays house, on any queftion, fhall at the defire of one-fifth of those present, be entered on the journal. &c. Neither house during the feffion of con- Adjournment, grefs fhall, without the consent of the other, adjourn for more than three days, nor to any other place than that in which the two houses fhall be fitting. Sec. 6. The fenators and reprefentatives fhall receive a compenfation for their fervices to be afcertained by law, and paid out of the treasury of the United-States. They shall in all cases except treason, felony, and breach of the peace, be privileged from arreft during their attendance at the feffion of their respective houses; and in going to and retuning from the fame, and for any fpeech or debate in either house they shall not be questioned in any other place. No fenator or reprefentative fhall during the time for which he was elected, be appointed to any civil office under the authority of the United-States, which shall have been created, or the emoluments increased Cc 2 Sec. 6, vileges, &c. Fees and pri Difqualifica and reprefen tion of fenators tatives. |